Google has just revealed that web surfers can make Google Voice calls via Hangouts without the need for a Google+ account, in the latest move towards an eventual merge of Google Voice and Hangouts.

Alex Wiesen of Google announced the new feature his his own Google+ account, saying that this should make things easier for people who are working on their laptop but don't have a smartphone nearby to make a call. He stated:

To make things easier, we've just added Hangouts as an option when making calls from the web. It works even if you aren't using Hangouts in Gmail, and doesn't require a Google+ account. Try it the next time you place a call from the Google Voice website -- I think it's a much easier way to keep in touch with people.﻿

At the moment, this feature is only available via the Google Voice site. What do you think of Google adding in this small but very useful feature for Hangouts?